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Whitney v. California

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  • Louis Brandeis
    Louis Brandeis

    …of (Charlotte) Anita Whitney (Whitney v. California, 1927), a communist who had been convicted under a state criminal-syndicalism statute, he delivered a concurring opinion urging that penalties on speech be applied only if they met the “clear and present danger” (of inciting to admittedly illegal acts) test formulated earlier…

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    …of (Charlotte) Anita Whitney (Whitney v. California, 1927), a communist who had been convicted under a state criminal-syndicalism statute, he delivered a concurring opinion urging that penalties on speech be applied only if they met the “clear and present danger” (of inciting to admittedly illegal acts) test formulated earlier…

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